Robber hits La Jolla bank

Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a Chase Bank in La Jolla Friday afternoon, police said.

The man entered the bank on Villa la Jolla Drive near Gilman Drive about 12:20 p.m. with a demand note and threatening that he had a possibly explosive device, took cash and ran away, San Diego police Officer Mark Herring said.

Police described the man as Middle Eastern, in his mid-20s, about 5 feet 7 inches, about 120 pounds with dark, short hair. He has no facial hair, and is wearing a collared button up long-sleeved blue and white shirt.